What is an edcamp?

Introduction to Edcamp: A New Conference Model Built on Collaboration

Edcamp: A Little History

The edcamp model is based on the international unconference model, BarCamp. Despite its name, BarCamps have little or nothing to do with alcohol. Rather, computer hackers conceived them as a way to come together to share ideas. According the to BarCamp wiki, a BarCamp:

is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment

is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event